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Wednesday,

HONGKONG: TELEGRAPH.

January, 3, 1940.

Saw Flash of Guns on Siegfried Line

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YOUNG English. woman who had travelled right through the Siegfried Line arrived in London re- |cently with her Hungarian husband, Dr. Lupkovics, after a journey from Slovakia which had taken two months and cost £150).

In the journey across Germany they ate hard- boiled eggs and cold bacon they had bought in Italy, because the German food was so poor.

In Holland they had their firat hot bath in six weeks- you cannot got a hot bath in Germany because of fuel ration- ing.

Soldiers with whom they lind to mix on troop trains during the last part of their trip had only apfelstrudel (pastry with apples and raisins) to eat.

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travelled at night in n darkened carriage," she said, "with the blinds drawn. Every now and egaln un S.S. man would, pop his head Into the enrriage to see that nobody was taking a peep out of the window.

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*We managed 10 Jook out, We could see searchlights unct the flush of guns near thei towns, but whether that was prace! thee or an air-raid we could not

and cut,

"When we reached Berlin I was surprised at the pone way they had it] blacked-out. There are lights show- ing everywhere.

"The whole city seems to be in! chaos. You cannot get a taxi at night. The army have just taken charge of the place!

"We saw no meat at all in Ger- many. Hotel prices are shocking, They charged us £2, for bed and breakfast at a small hotel where the normal charge should have been about 145.

"We saw no bread, and only a Httle fish. Two plates of fried pota-¦ toes cost us 6s., though 1 mast ádima!! they gave us a devil of a let of potatoes for our money,

"When we ate our Halian food from paper baga in the train, soldiers used to look at us hungrily, "Froen Berlin we went to Hanover, where the regular train service? ended, and then we were herded Into third-class carriages with German

The Red Carpet

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INTERNEE'S ATTACK ON

VISITING DOCTOR ·

Dr. Tai, medical oflcer in echarge of the Argyle Street In- ternment Camp, was the complainant to-day in a case which was brought before Mr. E. Himsworth at the Kowloon Magistracy.

The defendant, Yip Kwai, a soldier interned in the camp, was charged with assault and conduct on New

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see anti-aircraft guns, either b1 30 d/s India ..... raised platforms or partially hidden in pils.

"Outside each station there were Guns, too. We serambled on and off! troop trains with my four sultenses and a hatbox.

"We actually got on one troop train which went to Kalden Kirchen,; right in the Siegfried Line forlaca- tlaus and the last station before the Dutch frontier. On that last stuge of the journey most of the soldiers were drunk.

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In giving evidence, Dr. Tai said that ut 5.330 p.m. on January 1 when he was leaving one of the huts, the de- fendant seized him and threatened him with injury. Defendant violent.

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A number of other internees alded Dr. T, who managed to escape. When Dr. Tai was walking across the compound,

defendant throw stones ut him.

the

In admitting the charge of assault, defendant said that he had no blanket and on finding the doctor he seized hold at liini.

Inspector Rogers said that during the recent transfer of the camp there had been considerbale trouble over the blankets as some of the internees had taken more

their share. than The men, he said, did not like Dr. Tat and whenever there was any trouble they blamed the doctor.

The authoriiles take a serious view of this matter," he said, "as there Have been a number of disturbances at the carop already. As there are over 700 men there a small distur bance of this kind might easily result in a riot."

Defendant was sentenced to two months imprisonment on the charge of assault and a month's imprison- ment on the charge of disorderly conduct, the sentences to run currently.

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"They didn't bother about pull- Stiff Fighting North

We ing down the window blinds,

Of Canton could see hundreds of workmen building pillboxes and other forti-i

CHUNGKING, Jan. 3 (Reuter) fleations by floodlight, though all

aeroplane from the lights were screened from the Arrivals here by

the Shaokwan, a strategic city on alr by a kind of big umbrella, "There was no guard on the train, Canton-Hankow Railway, near the and no ticket collector. We just gut Hunan-Kwanglung on ancient tax! outside the station, that Japanese forces north of Canton Communist Party In America,, on making a determined drive fraudulent passport charges has been But after travelling to within two are miles

postponed until January 15 at the While a Japanese colurun along the request of the defence attorneys, house on the frontier our driver ze-

railway is engaging Chinese troops Browder continuer af liberty on fused to go any further.

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" NEW YORK. Jan. 2 (UP).~The border, report trial of Earl Browder, head of the]

of the German Customs northward along the railway.

"My husband walked on with two bags. I sat by the roadside with the rest of the luggage.

in the vicinity of Yingtch, it is stated $7,500 bail. that Japanese forces east of the Rail way are trying to reach Shaokwan by breaking through the Chinese left). wing.

"We told the Customs Man the same story about our being Hun-

Chincio Onslaughts garians trying to

Holland. get to

CHUNGKING, Jan. 3 (Reuter) - Thank heaven he didn't know my husband had a letter in his pocket Chinese reports received here from! from the British consul in Genoa the Nanning front say that the fight- giving us permission to land in Eng- ing in that aren is at present confined land.

to Chinese attempts to seize threa strongly-fortified positions north-east the vicinity of the of Nanning Kunlunkwan Pass.

The Chinese have not been able to dislodge

the the Japanese from machine-gun nests guarding the Pass

"We walked the remaining 300 yards to the Dutch Customs house at Venlo, and I must say I was glad to see London again."

MATRICULATION EXAMINATION

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tion of the Universitation Examina-] will commence on Monday, June 3, 11 was announced this morni

Hongkong

Entries, together with the an). trance fee, must be delivered petore February 1.

The following scholarships, fur-

Japanese Lose Eight Planes

In Dog-Fight

ther particuines of which may bo GTUNGKING, Jan 3 (Reuter) obtained from the Registrar, will be Eight Japanese pursuit planes, were awarded on

tulation results of the Mairi-/shot down by Chinese ighters in on

Examination,

aerial battle above Lluchow, Kwang. Government. Scholarships. Asl, on Saturday emoon according limited number of Hongkong Govern- to Chinese reports weceived here.

It is stated that 18 Japanese pursult ment Scholarships tenable in the Faculties of Arts and Science, are aircraft of the 06-type reached Lis- open to candidates from Hongkong chow in the afternoon when Chinese Schools...

fighters took off from different fair. Three King Edward VII Scholar fields in the vicinity and attacked the

all directions. ships of the value of £40 per an-raiders from num, open to British Subjeels only. In the course of a very severe In all cases the award will be sub- battle lasting 16 minutes, 11 is claim ject to the proviso that a suficiently ed that the Chinese shot down eight high standard is reached.

Japanese machines.

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